Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora is a city district of

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, located in the northern part of the city. It is made up of the cadastral territories of

Řečkovice Řečkovice (, Hantec slang, Hantec: ''Řečky/Řečkany'') is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the northern part of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 6.68 km². Originally an independent municipality, it was annexed to ...

and

Mokrá Hora Mokrá Hora is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the north part of Brno, Czech Republic part of the city district of Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora. Mokrá Hora was originally an independent municipality that was annexed to Brno in 1960. ...

. It has a total area of 7.57 km². The city district was formed on November 24, 1990. Over 15,000 people live there. For the purposes of the senate elections, the territory of the district is included in electoral district number 60 of

Brno-City District Brno-City District () is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The district is coterminous with the city of Brno. Geography Brno-City District has a hilly and forested character in the northwestern part and flat and defore ...

History

The first written mention of Řečkovice dates from 1277, when

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donated the courtyard of the St. John's Chapel to Špilberk. In 1784, the Mokrá Hora settlement was founded, which was part of the Jehnice municipality until December 31, 1952.Official Gazette of the Czechoslovak Republic, year 1953, amount 28, page 328 On April 16, 1919, Řečkovice, together with 22 other municipalities, were annexed to Brno. On July 1, 1960, the municipality of Mokrá Hora was annexed to Brno. The current municipal district of Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora was established on November 24, 1990.

Description

The altitude of the town varies between 226 and 398 m above sea level. Of its two parts, the Řečkovice district, which is significantly larger and more southerly, has an urban character, while Mokrá Hora, which is much smaller and lies east of the railway line, is more of a village. The most important local company from the middle of the 20th century until its liquidation in 2011 was the pharmaceutical company Lachema, whose premises are located on the eastern edge of the Řečkovice development. There are extensive forests at the eastern edge of the town.

Territorial divisions

Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora is divided into the cadastral territories of Řečkovice and Mokrá Hora, the former of which is then further divided into 12 basic settlement units.

Demographics

References

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